Standing on the front porch above the roses, I could smell the wonderful scent coming off them. I hope that fragrance doesn't call up the Japanese beetles.
So far, not a Japanese beetle in sight--although the man from Waynes who services my lawn tried to tell me he saw one.
"There's one now," he said, shooing away some flying critter. "We have a plan for that."
I assured him that I had a plan too, that I was able to get rid of them myself last year. Wayne's has a plan for everything, for which they charge an arm and a couple of legs.
Anyway, I think what he was trying to pass off as a beetle was a honey bee or something. I made a thorough inspection of the roses and saw nary a beetle. I think I'm going to cancel my lawn service and get Jesse to put out fertilizer a few times a year. Many people tell me herbicides are dangerous. I have only the font lawn sprayed, not the back where the doggies play. But still...
And weeds can be pretty too. So many lawns in my neighborhood have a bumper crop of weeds, they must not go against the covenant. And I could use the money I pay Wayne's to start the pool exercises I been wanting to do down at 119.
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On 05/03/2013, Nancy in Utah said ...
Susan, your Roses are beautiful, I can almost smell them from here! Had to tell you, we also cancelled our lawn service a couple of years ago. They were great for the first year and our lawn looked wonderful. The only thing they did was fertilize and spray for weeds, four times a year as agreed on and paid for in advance. But Shortly after they started their second year, they started calling every two weeks, like clockwork saying we needed this special treatment for Bermuda Grass or Spurge, but they would not take a simple "No Thank You" for an answer. They soon started leaving recorded messages, tell in us to leave our gates unlocked and our pets confined to the house if we wouldn't be here. We called and told them NO again and to please stop calling but to no avail. We cancelled them and got our refund. No more lawn service since then.
**As for the special treatment for Bermuda Grass, we have talked to the Extension Service at the University of Utah and they told us the only way to get rid of it is to completely kill all the grass in the yard, wait two week and spray again, then in about 6 weeks, re-seed with our choice of grass seed. *sigh
On 05/03/2013, Barbara Anne said ...
Lovely KO roses! Ours aren't in bloom yet but have some buds so we're looking forward to the roses soon.
I hear you on cancelling the yard service. We did the same thing only it was a tree service we fired. We have such a huge yard that anything green is okay as long as it doesn't shoot up too high too quickly! Most of the property is allowed to be natural and we love the woods - but not the ticks. I do plan to someday ask God why on earth ticks, mosquitos, and a few other less than nice critters were needed as part of the plan. I imagine I won't be the first to ask that question.
Hope you found your missing I Spy charm squares.
Hugs!
On 05/03/2013, Lainee said ...
I wish I had some of your I Spy fabrics...so many that I had required fussy cutting...what a waste of fabric.
On 05/03/2013, Deb said ...
Susan, beautiful, beautiful!! I just pruned my KOs last week. I hope I didn't wait too long. Mine aren't to the blooming stage at all yet. But I can't wait to see them this year.
On 05/04/2013, Kai said ...
What beautiful roses! Ray's are blooming too, & I enjoy them so much. They smell gorgeous when the wind blows & perfumes my bedroom! Ditto here to saying fare-thee-well to our lawn service. LOVE YOU!
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